Washington (footballer)

Washington Stecanela Cerqueira, or simply Washington (born 1 April 1975), is a retired association footballer who played as a striker, and now works as a manager. His last team was Itabaiana.

Washington
Personal information
Full name Washington Stecanela Cerqueira
Date of birth (1975-04-01) 1 April 1975
Place of birth Brasília, DF, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1999 Caxias 28 (35)
1996Internacional (loan) 4 (4)
1997Ponte Preta (loan) 6 (7)
1999–2000 Paraná Clube 20 (10)
2000–2002 Ponte Preta 47 (34)
2002–2003 Fenerbahçe 12 (9)
2004 Atlético Paranaense 38 (34)
2005 Tokyo Verdy 33 (22)
2006–2007 Urawa Reds 52 (42)
2008 Fluminense 28 (21)
2009–2010 São Paulo 39 (19)
2010 Fluminense 26 (8)
Total 300 (200)
National team
2001–2002 Brazil 9 (2)
Teams managed
2018–2018 Vitória da Conquista[1]
2018–2018 Itabaiana
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

In the 2002–03 Turkish league season Washington scored 9 goals in 12 games, but was subsequently released by Fenerbahçe because of his health problems.

Washington was submitted to a coronary catheterization. Once recovered, physicians told him that playing football would not represent a risk to his condition. He then signed with Brazilian club Atlético Paranaense where he was 2004 Série A top-scorer with 34 goals and broke the league's record. For his recovery, he was dubbed Coração Valente, the title of the movie Braveheart in Brazil.

In 2005, he moved to Japan to play for Tokyo Verdy in the J1 League. He had a successful season there with 22 goals in 33 games but could not save his club from relegation. In 2006, he transferred to Urawa Red Diamonds and helped the Reds win their first ever J1 League title, becoming the top scorer in the league with 26 goals in 26 games. In 2007, he was the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup top scorer, helping his team to a third-place finish in the competition.

On 21 December 2007 Washington returned to Brazil to play for Fluminense. His contract was valid through the end of 2008. Washington finished as the 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A top scorer, with 21 goals, tied with Keirrison and Kléber Pereira.[2] Even though he renewed his contract with São Paulo until the end of the 2010 season[3] he eventually returned to Fluminense on July 27, 2010. He played a major role in the team's run to win the 2010 Série A, scoring 10 goals throughout the competition and being involved in the play that guaranteed the team's championship (in the last game of the season).

On 13 January 2011, while training with Fluminense in Mangaratiba, Washington announced his retirement from football.[4]

Career statistics

Club

[5]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
1999ParanáSérie A2010
200000
2000Ponte PretaSérie A2316
20012418
200200
Turkey League Türkiye Kupası League Cup Europe Total
2002–03FenerbahçeSüper Lig129000000129[6]
2003–040000000000
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
2004Atlético ParanaenseSérie A3834
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
2005Tokyo VerdyJ1 League33221055-40*29*
2006Urawa RedsJ1 League26262369-35*39*
20072616000010140*20*
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
2008FluminenseSérie A2821
2009São PauloSérie A3317
201062
FluminenseSérie A268
CountryBrazil 198126
Turkey 1710
Japan 8564331114101127*97*
Total 300200

* includes Japanese Super Cup and Club World Cup

International

Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
200161
200231
Total92

International goals

Honours

Club

Tokyo Verdy
Urawa Reds
Fluminense

Individual

References

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